Modernization of Delhi University
Library System
Its Present Status
&
Future Vision
Present Status
The Delhi University Library (83 years of its
existence) is operating as a System of 35
libraries;
• It has :
– A Central Reference Library;
– An exclusive Library for Science stream;
– The Ratan Tata Library for economics, sociology and
geography;
– The Library of Arts Faculty caters to the needs of
subjects on Arts, Humanities and Social Science;
– There are libraries on the subjects like Music, Social
Work, Education, Law;
– Few Departmental Libraries having small collection;
– A separate South Campus Library handles all those
subjects which are part of the study programmes in the
South Campus; and
– It has a Undergraduate Library.
User Population
Libraries under DULS except that of Undergraduate Library
in the South Zone, caters to the needs of teachers of
different DU departments and colleges, Post Graduate
students, M.Phil,
Ph. D and Post Doctoral research
scholars.
• Total Number of Faculty members in University
Departments
668
• Number of Faculty members in the Colleges
4500
• Number of PG Students
– a. Colleges
– b. University Departments
6077
11557
• Number of Ph. D. Students
4023
• Number of M.Phil Students
593
• Total *
27418
* It does not include the casual members, college
population.
Collection
• DULS has about 14.20 lakh volumes:
• The Major ones are
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Central Reference Library 2.5
lakh volumes
Central Science Library
2.0
lakh volumes
Ratan Tata Library
3.0
lakh volumes
Arts Library
2.5
lakh volumes
Law Libraries
1.5
lakh volumes
South Campus Library
3.0
lakh volumes
Other Library’s collection ranges between 10,000 to 1
lakh volumes.
– Majorities of Library have outdated collection.
– Reference Collection is completely outdated.
Budget Scenario
(2005-06, Non_Plan) (Rs. In Lakhs)
Major Libraries
Books
Periodicals
Central Reference Library
20
25
Ratan Tata Library
25
30 + 70
Law Libraries
14
10
FMS
25
South Campus
25 + 10
30
Central Science Library
25 + 10
220
Arts Library
25
30
The other Libraries’ budget ranges between Rs. 1 lakh to 10
Lakhs. However, this does not include One Time Plan Grant to
all libraries except The Central Reference Library
Expenditure on Periodicals by Major Libraries
No. of
Periodicals
Expenditure
(in Rs. Lakh)
1. Central Library
101
19.00
2. Arts Library
3. Ratan Tata Library
312
466
30.00
4. Central Science Library
351
200.00
5. South Delhi Campus Library
214
28.00
6. Faculty of Management
Studies
7. Department of Education
8. Campus Law Centre I &II
Total
94
24.00 + 70.00=
94.00
7.00
0.70
5.00 +1.70
385.40
Human Resource
Designation
University Librarian
Existing Strength Vacant Position
1
Nil
None
8
7
23
None
5
Professional Assistant
62
None
Semi-Prof. Asstt.
85
None
Library Attendants
55
66
Deputy Librarian
Assistant Librarian
Documentation Officers
Infrastructure
• Building of the Central Reference
Library is:
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300 ft. long and 200 ft. deep;
The ground floor has east to west hall;
Has impressive main hall 300’ x 35’;
Two halls each 145’ x 35’;
It has two stack halls 60’ away from the Main Hall;
A fabulous centre hall of 95’ x 30’ connects the stack
halls with main hall;
– Two courts on which the flower beds are planned;
– Height of the building is 38’ without the parapet walls
– But completely in a depleted condition
Other Major Library Buildings
Central Science Library
– Three storey building in 22500 sq. ft with 185
seats
Arts Library
-- In the Central Library complex with 150 seats
South Campus Library
-- four storey bulding in 4100 sq. mt. area with
285 seats
Existing Library Services
• All Traditional Library Services are being
provided
• Documentation and Bibliographic service in
select libraries
• IT based services are at the minimum level
• Photocopying service through commercial
vendors
• Electronic Journals – mainly INFLIBNET
based
ISSUES
• DULS is almost 20 years behind compared to the
developments in the academic libraries;
• Central Library’s building (1958) (depleted condition);
• Ratan Tata Library (1949) building’s condition;
• Space crunch;
• Financial health (only 3 % of the University Budget);
• Library rules (drastic change to bring centralized
membership system);
• Library Collection (print + non-print);
• ICT based library services
• Many More………………
Challenge
• The Delhi University Library System has plans to
build the Library of Tomorrow – a model University
Research Library of the 21st Century that will not
only fill up the gap in terms of collection
development and physical ambiance but make
information readily available to large segment of
users’ community.
• DULS has been conceived of as a Hybrid Library
System (i.e. a manageable combination of physical
and virtual collections and its associated
information services) wherein on the one hand, the
traditional system of library holdings are
maintained and strengthened keeping in view the
focus and mandate of the University as a whole and
on the other hand, ICT based services are
implemented.
The Mission
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To deliver quality, user-oriented services
responsive to the changing information needs of
our diverse community;
To enrich the university's teaching, learning and
research activities through the strategic
management of scholarly information;
To promote university education as preparedness
for lifelong learning by developing in students
independent learning and information literacy
skills;
To provide the staff with the infrastructure &
training that will support them in their work and
foster pride in their achievements as members of
a successful innovative team.
Present Layout of the Central Library
Western Wing Stack 1
Passage to Arts Library
Western Wing Stack 2
Eastern wing stack 1
Main Hall
Containing
The
Reference Section
+
Some stray seats
and sofas
Western Wing Lawns
Periodicals
Current Display
&
bound volumes
A.V. Room
Exterior View
Passage to Eastern Wing
Eastern Wing Stack 2
Eastern Wing
Contained
Disposable
books
Now under
repair for
cracks
Passage to Eastern Wing
+ Lawn
Passage
Main Entrance
Main Reading Hall with old fashioned
readers’ furniture
+
Reference Collection
Switch Room
Exterior View
Vision
Central Library
The Nerve Centre
Pictorial View
Click once and Wait for full view
Layout of the Central Library
Western Wing Stack 1
Passage to Arts Library
Western Wing Stack 2
Eastern wing stack 1
Circulation cum
Reference Desk
with
Reference
Collection
Western Wing Lawns
Electronic Library
Exterior View
Passage to Eastern Wing
Eastern Wing Stack 2
Eastern Wing
containing
Stacks +
Periodicals
Display and
Bound
Volumes
Passage to Eastern Wing +
Lawn
Electronic Surveillance
System
A.V. Room
Main Reading Hall + Reference Collection
Switch Room
Main Entrance
You are Hear
Exterior View
Proposal
Renovation of the Central Library
with a provision for Furniture and
Fixtures for internal ambiance
Renovation of the Central Library
for strengthening the External
Structure
Strengthening the Basement of the
Central Library
Augmentation
of
Physical
infrastructure of different DU
Libraries, especially those which
are in a depleted condition and do
not have any revenue resource back
up for renovation.
• 230.00 lakhs
• 100.00 lakhs
• 100.00 lakhs
• 100.00 lakhs
Extension
of
Central
Library
Building on the land earmarked
on the back side of existing
structure. This extension will be
for following purpose:
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For creating exclusive Electronic Library
with all the State-of-the-Art Electronic
Library for IT based computing and
information retrieval facility;
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Creating
an
exclusive
modern
infrastructure for developing a Library
for Disadvantaged Students and Teachers.
• 150.00 lakhs
• 100.00 lakhs
Creation of a State-of-Art • 140.00 lakhs
Electronic Library System and
Requirement of Hardware and
Software
Augmentation of Library application
software with multiple access • 20.00 lakhs
system including the facility for
Web Based Management of Library
Activities
Accessibility of Electronic Resources:
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Subscription of Electronic Journals;
Procurement of Electronic Reference Sources;
Procurement of Electronic Books.
• 75.00 lakhs
per annum
Developing the Online Public Access
Catalogue
(OPERATION
DURECON)
with
standard • 200.00 lakhs
bibliographical details of 10 lakh
unique titles or 14 lakh volumes
available with the DULS and making
it available on the Intranet and
Internet.
Development of the Multiple Data
Access System or the Union
Catalogue
IT
based
Documentation
Bibliographic Services
and
Web Site Creation; Centralised
Membership
system
through
Smart Card;, Document Delivery
service
mechanism;
On-Line
Circulation system; e-referencing
• 15.00 lakhs
• 15.00 lakhs
• 10.00 lakhs
State-of-the-Art IT infrastructure for
developing an exclusive library for • 50.00 lakhs
disadvantaged
Augmentation of the printed book
collection to fill in the gaps,
subscription of
e-books and • 300.00 lakhs
electronic databases for DULS.
Organising
Training
Programme,
Practical Session and inviting experts
• 20.00 lakhs
to give practical exposure to the
professional staff of the DULS
Total Estimated
• 1725.00 lakhs
Projected Main Entrance
15’ x 30’
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Wooden Glazed Glass
Automatic Doors;
Steel shutters to open/
close the entrance on a
daily basis;
Pigeon holes for personal
belongings;
Sitting arrangement for
check point staff;
CCTV cameras
Electromagnetic Theft Detection System
Size of the Hall 30’ x 35’
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Coverage up to 6' above the
floor on a Classic compact
design which can fit into any
location easily. Event logging for
recording and displays the
number of alarms. Selfcontained diagnostics. Panels
mounted on a base plate or
directly to the floor with 36"
and 42"W corridors.
Thin metallic strip that is placed
in library materials and turned
"on" or "off" to either allow
passage or sound an alarm when
unauthorized materials go
through the detection system.
Strips will never lose their
effectiveness and strength, even
after repeated desensitizing and
re-sensitizing. Cannot be
shielded and virtually
undetectable.
Users Terminals with Reference Collection in
the Main Central Hall
Size 60’ x 30’
• Contains:
– Wooden
Shelves
+
service
trolleys
and
display
stands
for
important sources;
– Signage and electronic
notice boards;
– Latest
Reference
Sources;
– Four seat users table to
browse
Reference
sources;
– Cushioned chairs with
centre tables;
– Computer Terminals;
– Plastic slat wall displays
for exhibiting current
books
Circulation cum Reference Desk in the Main
Central Hall
Size 15’ x15’
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Circulation cum Reference
Desk will contain;
– Workstations, printers;
– Centralized Membership
records and storage
system;
– Circulation records and
storage;
– Conscience Box;
– Suggestion Box;
– Wooden Shelves for
Reserved Books;
– Signage
Projected Electronic Library
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The Electronic Library will be the
centre point for all IT based
activities in the DULS. It will
have the facility to:
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Store, Preserve and Retrieve
the Electronic Databases
with the help of;
1.
Workstations for users and
staff;
2.
CD Server for intranet
accessibility;
3.
Backup server for storage of
data;
4.
Scanners, Printers, Software
for various purpose;
5.
Network tools;
6.
Web operations
Design of the User Workstations
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Use of lesser space with more
ambiance
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Computer workstations with
an option to keep the CPU in
protected environment;
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Such Systems will be placed
at different locations within
the Central Library;
Compactors
• High-density
mobile
shelving that enables twice
the capacity of fixed
shelving within a given
space. The shelving units
move smoothly on tracks.
An
aisle
is
available
between every 4-6 shelving
units to minimize the
number of shelving ranges
that cannot be accessed at
any given moment.